Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | describo | |
| tú | describes | |
| él / ella / usted | describe | |
| nosotros / nosotras | describimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | describís | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | describen |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | describí | |
| tú | describiste | |
| él / ella / usted | describió | |
| nosotros / nosotras | describimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | describisteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | describieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | describía | |
| tú | describías | |
| él / ella / usted | describía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | describíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | describíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | describían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | describiré | |
| tú | describirás | |
| él / ella / usted | describirá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | describiremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | describiréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | describirán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | describiría | |
| tú | describirías | |
| él / ella / usted | describiría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | describiríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | describiríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | describirían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | describa | |
| tú | describas | |
| él / ella / usted | describa | |
| nosotros / nosotras | describamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | describáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | describan |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to describe, represent in words
- to trace, describe
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations